Golf, by TourMiss

April 11th, 2011 Brian Lara – it’s a name synonymous with cricket as the man many call ‘The Prince’ was just one of two players who scored more than 10,000 Test runs and probably a similar return in One-Day cricket. But to bump into one of cricket’s all-time greats on a golf practice range in the Middle East – no chance! It was Monday of the 2011 Dubai Desert Classic week and fellow Australian Darren King, who works as a director of golf at the Els Club, had invited me to play the course. I ...

Rory McIlroy and Scotland’s Russell Knox are among three nominees for the prestigious PGA Tour role of Players Advisory Chairman (PAC). Both McIlroy and Knox are currently members of the 16-player council and with American Charley Hoffman to step-down mid next month. Up against the European duo for the 11th players vote for the Chairman’s role is American Kevin Steelman who is also on the PAC. The committee advises and consults with the PGA Tour Policy Board (Board of Directors) and Commissioner ...

Shane Lowry found himself handed a victory trophy before hitting a shot on the opening day of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. On the back of capturing the 2019 Open Championship, Lowry was later that year voted by the Association of Golf Writers (AGW) their ‘Golfer of the Year’. As has been customary since the first award in 1951, Lowry was supposed to be formally presented with the trophy at last year’s Open Championship at Royal St. George’s in Kent. However, the trophy has been in the ...

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre again delivered under the Ryder Cup spotlight in muscling his way to just three shots off the lead after the opening round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic. MacIntyre birdied both his opening two holes and the closing pair for a five-under par 67 on the Emirates course. South African Richard Sterne grabbed nine birdies in an eight-under par 64 and with Sergio Garcia, and winner of the Dubai event in 2017 and just two months before also capturing the Masters, signing ...

Shane Lowry finally got his hands on the prestigious Association of Golf Writers (AGW) trophy and promised it would not be the last time he won it. The Open champion spent a long time admiring the names of the previous winners after being presented with the trophy by AGW committee member David Facey before tee-up at this week’s Omega Dubai Desert Classic at the Emirates course in Dubai.   “It’s a lovely trophy and a great honour, but looking at the names of the guys who’ve won it before ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington handed top Scot Robert MacIntyre a glowing report card insisting he’s good enough to tee-up in this year’s Ryder Cup. Harrington got a first close-up look at MacIntyre during the opening two rounds of last week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. Also, partnering the Irishman was Dundee-based Victor Perez with the Frenchman currently in the European Team at fifth overall on the points standing and MacIntyre outside the automatic qualifying top-eight ...

European Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington ‘selfishly’ insists we would dearly love to see Rory McIlroy playing as well as he did last week in Abu Dhabi no matter whether he’s winning or simply just being in contention. McIlroy’s share of third last week was his ninth top-five finish in the UAE captital and soon had his game again under the golfing microscope. Long-time European Ryder Cup star, Ian Poulter came out in support of McIlroy on Tuesday following the post Abu ...